WELL · 42-071-32121 · DISTRICT 3
Pipkin S. W. A #18
Chambers County · Seabreeze field · Vertical
Pipkin S. W. A #18 (API 42-071-32121) is a well in Chambers County operated by Oryx Energy Company, completed May 12, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1998, permitted to 10,900 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Seabreeze (Marg. 7 Fb B), Seabreeze, Hackberry, Nodosaria.
Its 2 leases have reported 421 barrels of oil and 44.3K mcf of gas since May 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 1998
- Permits on file
- 1,627
- Phone
- (972) 715-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oryx Energy Company |
| Production reports | Gcows Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanySep 25, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1998
- completed
- 421
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipkin, S. W. "A" G-3-170440 | Seabreeze (Marg. 7 FB B) | Gcows Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 43.1K | Oct 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Pipkin, S. W. "A" O-3-23540 | Seabreeze | Oryx Energy Company | 1 | 421 | 1.16K | May 1998 – Oct 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 420 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyMay 1998 → Mar 1999
- 2Sawtooth Operating Co., Inc.Oct 2018 → Jul 2022
- 3Gcows Operating LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479718-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Sep 25, 1998 | Sep 25, 1998 | Oct 5, 1998 | 8,730 |
| 472994-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Feb 5, 1998 | Feb 5, 1998 | Mar 7, 1998 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-170440 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23540 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 13 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seabreeze (Marg. 7 FB B) | 8,194 | -8,181 |
| Seabreeze | 8,772 | -8,759 |
| Seabreeze | 8,776 | -8,763 |
| Hackberry | 9,482 | -9,469 |
| Nodosaria | 10,068 | -10,055 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,194 | 8,204 | Perforated |
| 8,776 | 8,782 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,208 | 12.25 | 860 S |
| 9.625 | 2,208 | 12.5 | 910 S |
| 7 | 9,400 | 8.5 | 600 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 9, 1998 | Oct 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1998 | Jun 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1998 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-071-32121 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-32121 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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